ZIP Code 79501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jones County, Texas.

Population: 2,635
Median household income: $56,547
Median home value: $88,400

ZIP Code 79501 (Jones County, Texas) is home to about 2,635 residents. Its median household income of $56,547 runs below the Jones County figure of $63,472.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79501's population held roughly steady from 2,659 to 2,635, while its median gross rent rose 26.3% from $729 to $921.

13.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 82.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,635
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,547
Median home value: $88,400
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 1,386
Homeownership rate: 82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6592,635

Median household income

$48,412$56,547

Median home value

$77,900$88,400

Median gross rent

$729$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,659	$48,412	$77,900	$729
2020	2,535	$46,000	$72,500	$725
2021	2,686	$51,545	$71,500	$781
2022	2,648	$53,539	$86,500	$917
2023	2,635	$56,547	$88,400	$921

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.5%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3419.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 646.9%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	170	6.5%
5 to 17	356	13.5%
18 to 24	162	6.1%
25 to 34	507	19.2%
35 to 44	205	7.8%
45 to 54	383	14.5%
55 to 64	182	6.9%
65 to 74	419	15.9%
75 and over	251	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,720	65.3%
Black or African American	47	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.5%
Two or more races	35	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	804	30.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's48.1%

Bachelor's degree9.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	202	10.4%
High school graduate	555	28.5%
Some college or associate's	936	48.1%
Bachelor's degree	179	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	75	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	855	79.9%
Carpooled	118	11.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	91	8.5%
Other means	6	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	288	29.4%
15 to 29 min	273	27.9%
30 to 44 min	379	38.7%
45 to 59 min	18	1.8%
60+ min	21	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 13.9% (336 of 2,415)

	Count	Share
Family households	746	65.7%
Nonfamily households	389	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,135	81.9%
Vacant	251	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	938	82.6%
Renter-occupied	197	17.4%

1-unit, detached91.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,272	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11	0.8%
5 to 19 units	19	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	84	6.1%

ZIP Code 79501

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